Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery by Christie Aschwanden covers a baffling array of recovery treatments, supplements, trackers, and devices confronting today’s athletes. Aschwanden has a solid background in both endurance sports (runner, cyclist, skier) and science. Test your athletic recovery knowledge! Take …
Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack with David Casstevens This off season I’m reading books about sports psychology looking for techniques to improve my mental game. I started with Mind Gym by Gary Mack, a sports psychologist, who worked with teams such as the Seattle Mariners and Phoenix Suns. …
I enjoyed the Well-Built Triathlete by Matt Dixon and found it informative and thought provoking. I particularly enjoyed his sections debunking the myths of triathlon swimming, cycling and running. This is not meant to be a comprehensive book review. I’m mostly going to talk about how Dixon’s views challenged my own and some training changes …
